A shaky new truce in Ukraine has been put at risk on its second day after Kiev said persistent rebel attacks meant there was “no question” of it pulling back heavy weapons, and the European Union ratcheted up sanctions on Russia. “There is no question at the moment of us withdrawing heavy weapons” from the frontline because of fire from pro-Russian separatists, a Ukrainian military spokesman, Vladyslav Seleznyov, told the AFP news agency. Pulling back tanks, artillery and rockets from the frontline in Ukraine’s east is scheduled to take place from midnight (22:00 GMT) on Monday as the second phase …read more
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